VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-0727
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- gnome/gdm
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.1.news
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2011-March/msg00020.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43714Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43854Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44021
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0395.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47063
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0786Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0797Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688323Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.1.news
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2011-March/msg00020.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43714Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43854Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44021
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.